Brendan Nyhan explains why it's close to impossible for Republicans to just go in, as some are vowing, and repeal the Health Care Reform bill.
And I think most G.O.P. leaders must know that…but they also know that, having fired their base up to believe the bill was Socialist Armageddon, they have to keep that line going, at least for a while. It's also probably pretty good for short-term fund-raising.